But why should governments have any sort of special status? I don't really see living under a government is different than living in a mafia-controlled area. Someone says they're in charge and you don't get any say in it. Government is nothing more than some people who decided that they should tell people what to do and now punish people who disagree with them.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
But why should governments have any sort of special status? I don't really see living under a government is different than living in a mafia-controlled area. Someone says they're in charge and you don't get any say in it. Government is nothing more than some people who decided that they should tell people what to do and now punish people who disagree with them.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~